This large fowl is a breed-standard silver Ameraucana, as far as I can determine. He's our first cockerel, and he was one of what we thought were four pullets. As our friend says, we got a "pullet surprise".
He's very protective, and is an active breeder, but our flock (and our yard) isn't large enough to keep a rooster. We want to rehome him with a flock that will suit his needs and temperament.
This rooster will thrive in an environment where humans can check and clean nests without disturbing his "turf", but he's *very* territorial. We have never lost a chicken to a hawk, and though a dog did kill one of our hens, it's clear that our rooster slowed him down long enough that I could protect the other two.
For the sake of our two overworked hens and our surprisingly patient neighbors, we have to give him up. I'll deliver to any owner in the San Francisco Bay Area, if you have a flock that can keep him occupied.
-c.
He's very protective, and is an active breeder, but our flock (and our yard) isn't large enough to keep a rooster. We want to rehome him with a flock that will suit his needs and temperament.
This rooster will thrive in an environment where humans can check and clean nests without disturbing his "turf", but he's *very* territorial. We have never lost a chicken to a hawk, and though a dog did kill one of our hens, it's clear that our rooster slowed him down long enough that I could protect the other two.
For the sake of our two overworked hens and our surprisingly patient neighbors, we have to give him up. I'll deliver to any owner in the San Francisco Bay Area, if you have a flock that can keep him occupied.
-c.
